Speakers | BrandSmart 2025

Industry leaders from leading brands — Feeding America, Google, Claire's, Threadline, Sports, and others — share their insights and favorite tools to help brand marketers master the unprecedented opportunities and challenges of today’s fast-changing environment and to manage The Future of Brand in an Experience-driven Economy.

Mainstage Speakers

Mainstage Speakers

Josh Blacksmith

Josh Blacksmith

Kimberly-Clark
Leslie Marshall

Leslie Marshall

Mesmerise
Sheila Hamilton

Sheila Hamilton

McDonald's
Jennifer Polk

Jennifer Polk

Feeding America
Lisa Nucci

Lisa Nucci

Choose Chicago

Breakout Session Speakers

Christine Buck

Christine Buck

HIMMS
Bennie F. Johnson

Bennie F. Johnson

American Marketing Association
Gary Kash

Gary Kash

Gary Kash Marketing Insights
Lindsay Gash

Lindsay Gash

Meta
Pepper Miller

Pepper Miller

The Hunter-Miller Group
Kristian A. Alomá, Ph.D

Kristian A. Alomá, Ph.D

Threadline
Andy Crestodina

Andy Crestodina

Orbit Media Studios
Omo Ogbomo-Williams

Omo Ogbomo-Williams

VML
Omo Ogbomo-Williams

Omo Ogbomo-Williams

VML
Jen Swanstrom

Jen Swanstrom

Ford Motor Company
Chris Scuro

Chris Scuro

Ford at GTB
David Chan

David Chan

Ford at GTB
Joe Grigsby

Joe Grigsby

VML
Jennifer Wesley

Jennifer Wesley

Google